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Has Anyone Compared the DAC On a Bluesound NODE 3rd Gen to a Separate DAC?
Yes. It’s about as good as the built-in on my Hegel integrated and not as good as either the Schiit Bifrost or the Denafrips Pontus ll.    
NEW DUST COVER CARE AND CLEANING
Eye glass cleaner is Isopropyl alcohol and distilled water. I bought a bottle of each and make my own. One ounce Iso to sixteen ounces distilled water. All the best.  
Time to upgrade the pre-amp.
You might consider the BHK preamp from PS Audio.    All the best.  
Talking about service!
How great to hear a wonderful story with a very happy ending!    
A Note For LS50 Owners
@yyzsantabarbara  What a lovely gift.   
Audio Exotics high end show live from Hong kong
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Are Expensive Balanced Interconnects Necessary?
I’m using XLR’s from my DAC to my integrated because it sounds better and they and they cost the same as the RCA’s.    
Paypal...buyer protection fees didnt help me
@missioncoonery  So sorry to hear!  After hearing your story and a few others, I’m thinking I’m through buying from individuals. JD  
Subwoofer for Raidho XT-1 sadly buried in a console built in?
Check out the SVS 3000 Micro in white.  
Horizontal vs Vertical biamping
Somewhere in the back of my brain, I remember reading that some speakers change the crossover frequencies and slopes when you try to bi-amp using the internal crossovers. I’d suggest getting either an active crossover or a DSP and set things the w... 
Jazz for aficionados
Did I read somewhere that they found another Bill Evans tape from the 60’s and just put it out on vinyl?    
Current Universal Players
+1 @mahler123  Sony has a few that will do everything but HDCD. I have the UBX 800 in the den’s 5.1 system.    All the best JD  
Your thoughts on selling
I had a ton of Columbia LP sets  of Tchaikovsky, Beethoven, Mozart and more, that were my mothers and thought they’d sell in a heartbeat. The vinyl was in great shape and the boxes were as well.  Boy was I wrong. There were a couple hundred acetat... 
Upgrading
@malbor  Without knowing your equipment, we have no idea what to suggest and just because something is old , doesn’t make it bad or obsolete.  
Beyonce releases first album in six years RENAISSANCE
What lyric is she removing before the official release? Seeing as it was released elsewhere in the world by someone, I guess it will be easy to get both versions.